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The Deon Jackson thread the other day - and the responses about songs people never heard, like Cool Jerk - got me thinking about regional differentiations in radio.

Philadelphia has always been blessed with local smaller stations not bound to Top 40 format -- or certain DJ allowances to play stuff outside the standard format.

Here are some songs that are seminal to my youth/teenage years, either from the radio or dances. To this day, local longtime DJs still have dances - some a set weekly dance on the same day - and play from this song list.

So, BBs of a certain age, have you heard of these?

Amazon & Coyotes-The Dream Lovers
This Old Heart of Mine-The Isley Brothers
I've Got a Feeling-The Four Tops
Shake a Tail Feather-James & Bobby Purify
Hold Back the Night-The Trampps
What Shall I Do-Frankie & the Classicals
Trickle Trickle-The Videos
Bila-The Versatones
Oowee Baby – The Ivytones
Dream Girl-Norman Fox & Rob Roys
I'm Sorry Pillow-Lee Andrews & Hearts
If You Love Me-Bluenotes
My Hero-Bluebelles
Cry Like I Cried-Harptones
Those Oldies But Goodies-Little Caesar & the Romans
Tonite Tonite-The Mellow Kings
It's All in the Game-Tommy Edwards
Try the Impossible-Lee Andrews & the Hearts
This Magic Moment-The Drifters
Gloria-The Cadillacs
Dedicated to the One I Love-The Shirelles
You Were Mine-The FireFlies
Till-The Angels
Stardust-Billy Ward & the Dominoes
Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me-Mel Carter
To Be Loved-Jackie Wilson
Unchained Melody-Al Hibbler
A Thousand Miles Away-Heartbeats
Moonlight Serenade-Rivieras
Shy One-Shirley Ellis
Once in a While-The Chimes
It's Only the Good Times -Tommy Edwards
For Your Love-Ed Townsend
Put Yourself in My Place-The Elgins
I Wonder-the Pentagons
It's Better To Have-Don Covay
Everything’s Good About you-The Supremes
Michael the Lover-The C.O.Ds
Bring the Country to the City-Tony Mason
I Guess I'll Always Love You-Isley Brothers
Little Darling (I Need You)-Marvin Gaye
Too Many Fish in the Sea-The Marveletes
May I-Bill Deal & the Rhondells
Rainy Day Bells-Globetrotters

I am familiar with only a few of these.

Rainy Day Bells is fun even it is probably supposed to be sad.

This Magic Moment and everything by The Drifters gets a lot of play here on the Sunday night show. Shagging is big at Myrtle Beach, or was when I was a kid.

I first heard This Old Heart of Mine by Ronald Isley and Rod Stewart, and it's excellent. The original is also fun but I like the one I heard first, which happens to be the remake.



One of my favorites from that era is Jay and the Americans - Cara Mia. I also like most of the Gamble and Huff genre.

Boy! You're old!

So, BBs of a certain age, have you heard of these?

Amazon & Coyotes-The Dream Lovers N
This Old Heart of Mine-The Isley Brothers Y
I've Got a Feeling-The Four Tops N
Shake a Tail Feather-James & Bobby Purify Y
Hold Back the Night-The Trampps N
What Shall I Do-Frankie & the Classicals N
Trickle Trickle-The Videos Y LOVE IT
Bila-The Versatones N
Oowee Baby – The Ivytones N
Dream Girl-Norman Fox & Rob Roys N
I'm Sorry Pillow-Lee Andrews & Hearts N
If You Love Me-Bluenotes N
My Hero-Bluebelles N
Cry Like I Cried-Harptones N
Those Oldies But Goodies-Little Caesar & the Romans Y
Tonite Tonite-The Mellow Kings Y
It's All in the Game-Tommy Edwards Y
Try the Impossible-Lee Andrews & the Hearts Y
This Magic Moment-The Drifters Y
Gloria-The Cadillacs Y GREAT
Dedicated to the One I Love-The Shirelles Y
You Were Mine-The FireFlies Y
Till-The Angels Y Vogues covered it later on
Stardust-Billy Ward & the Dominoes Y
Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me-Mel Carter Y
To Be Loved-Jackie Wilson N
Unchained Melody-Al Hibbler Y
A Thousand Miles Away-Heartbeats Y
Moonlight Serenade-Rivieras N
Shy One-Shirley Ellis N
Once in a While-The Chimes Y
It's Only the Good Times -Tommy Edwards N
For Your Love-Ed Townsend Y
Put Yourself in My Place-The Elgins N
I Wonder-the Pentagons N
It's Better To Have-Don Covay N
Everything’s Good About you-The Supremes Y
Michael the Lover-The C.O.Ds N
Bring the Country to the City-Tony Mason N
I Guess I'll Always Love You-Isley Brothers N
Little Darling (I Need You)-Marvin Gaye Y
Too Many Fish in the Sea-The Marveletes Y
May I-Bill Deal & the Rhondells Y
Rainy Day Bells-Globetrotters N

I must not be really old, because I think of This Magic Moment as Jay and the Americans and Dedicated to the One I Love as The Mamas and the Papas.

That still makes me pretty old, though. Ha!

Here's Fanny! wrote:I must not be really old, because I think of This Magic Moment as Jay and the Americans and Dedicated to the One I Love as The Mamas and the Papas.

That still makes me pretty old, though. Ha!

Me too but I'm not old. Just 58.

Here are some songs that are seminal to my youth/teenage years, either from the radio or dances. To this day, local longtime DJs still have dances - some a set weekly dance on the same day - and play from this song list.

So, BBs of a certain age, have you heard of these?

I probably have, but I forgot.